Monday, 4 April 2011

'If you are born into the artists tribe you have to be faithful to the artists vision...'Lawrence Durrell via Roger Housden.

I would add : if you are born into the artists tribe, you don't have a choice, you have to create.

'Inspire others to question how we live...art is a process of spiritual awakening.'Roger Housden.

This is part of the essence of Shifra's story.

'The secret of Life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of every day for your whole life. And the most important thing is it must be something you cannot possibly do.'Henry Moore, Sculptor.

I'm challenged in some ways by the last quote. Are you ?

But, it's rich material for a film story. Shifa's artistic life after the abduction of her precious baby becomes obsessive and solitary, until she starts her new life in Bolivia where she finds her artists tribe amongst underprivileged children.

About Me.

Hi, I’m Meg Robinson an Irish/Dutch artist writer with Scottish connections. I’ve lived in sunny Andalucía, Spain for 22 years. Recently a DNA test informed me I’m half Jewish Lithuanian. That was a surprise. Having been adopted I had no idea where my father came from. Mystery half solved !
I’ve travelled extensively in South America. Now 3 years in remission from a no hope cancer prognosis , I’m loving life more than ever. I look for the scared and the awesome in the everyday, and delight in sharing these stories in my writing and drawings.
I’ve always travelled off the beaten track alone, because that’s where I meet (extra)ordinary people and things happen! This summer I’m making a pilgrimage to visit the land of my Lithuanian ancestors.